The 100th birthday of Route 66 is not lost on businesses and attractions who depend on it. In Lexington, Towanda, Atlanta and Normal, proprietors acknowledge the importance of the nostalgia-driven love for the Mother Road is not just a moment in its history, but a movement they are a part of.

The 100th birthday of Route 66 is not lost on businesses and attractions who depend on it. In Lexington, Towanda, Atlanta and Normal, proprietors acknowledge the importance of the nostalgia-driven love for the Mother Road is not just a moment in its history, but a movement they are a part of.

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WGLT's Sound Ideas is our flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday. You can also subscribe to the Sound Ideas - Full Episodes podcast.

Route 66 centennial is not just a moment, but a movement for businesses leaning on its image

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The Community Schools program at two Unit 5 schools will be without federal funding to start the new school year. A legal effort to save the funding was unsuccessful.

The Community Schools program at two Unit 5 schools will be without federal funding to start the new school year. A legal effort to save the funding was unsuccessful.

Community Schools programming makes cuts as school year begins with federal funding lost

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The DOJ issued a memo in June that argued states are not obligated to provide community-based care for people with disabilities. In July, DOJ officials went a step further indicating that they were changing the way they enforced the Americans with Disabilities Act. Rickielee Benecke, executive director of Life CIL, said these statements contradict settled law.

The DOJ issued a memo in June that argued states are not obligated to provide community-based care for people with disabilities. In July, DOJ officials went a step further indicating that they were changing the way they enforced the Americans with Disabilities Act. Rickielee Benecke, executive director of Life CIL, said these statements contradict settled law.

Advocates for people with disabilities fear potential 'devastating' consequences of new DOJ position

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A new bill Gov. JB Pritzker has signed into law better accommodates survivors of sexual assault during the reporting process, but police are struggling to find the numbers to make it happen.

A new bill Gov. JB Pritzker has signed into law better accommodates survivors of sexual assault during the reporting process, but police are struggling to find the numbers to make it happen.

New Illinois law empowering sexual assault survivors runs into shortage of female officers

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Route 66 centennial is not just a moment, but a movement for businesses leaning on its image

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